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Call for Papers: Antiquae Feminae Symposium (Vienna, 19-22 May 2026)

17 Nov 2025
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Image of the poster for the Antiquae Feminae International Symposium, featuring the head of a classical-style female sculpture at the centre. In the background, a circular ornamental motif in pink tones.

The call for papers is now open for the international symposium Antiquae Feminae. Ancient Female Sculptural Portraits and their Afterlife – Studies, Analyses and Digital Reconstructions, to be held from 19 to 22 May 2026 at the Forum of the Weltmuseum Wien.

Organised within the framework of the research project ANTIQVAE FEMINAE. Classical female portraiture: antique and antiquarian contexts, analysis and digital reconstruction, the symposium aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on classical female sculptural portraiture, its reception in the Early Modern period, and the analytical and dissemination possibilities afforded by digital technologies.

Special session on digital disseminationThe programme includes a dedicated session on the digital dissemination of female sculptural portraits in the classical style, both ancient and modern, with particular emphasis on current tools, methodologies and strategies in the field of heritage communication.

Themes of interest:

Proposals are invited on the following topics:

  • A. Female sculptural portraits in archaeological and antiquarian contexts
  • B. Iconography, features and messages
  • C. Conservation/restoration, marble analysis and polychromy
  • D. Digital humanities: reconstruction, recreation and digital dissemination

Abstract submission:

Notification of acceptance or rejection will be issued on 15 January 2026.

Types of contributions: Oral presentations and Posters

Symposium languages:English, Spanish, Italian, German and French.

Registration fees

  • €180 for regular participants
  • €70 for students and accompanying persons

The registration fee includes attendance at all sessions, conference materials, the book of abstracts, and entry to the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Ephesus Museum, as well as the conference coffee breaks.